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 Former Vice President Al Gore
said on Thursday that Americans must abandon fossil fuels within a
decade and rely on the sun, the winds and other environmentally
friendly sources of power, or risk losing their national security as
well as their creature comforts.
“The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at
risk,” Mr. Gore said in a speech to an energy conference here. He
called for the kind of concerted national effort that enabled Americans
to walk on the moon 39 years ago this month, just eight years after
President John F. Kennedy famously embraced that goal.
Mr.
Gore said the goal of producing all of the nation’s electricity from
“renewable energy and truly clean, carbon-free sources” within 10 years
is not some farfetched vision, although he said it would require
fundamental changes in political thinking and personal expectations.
“This
goal is achievable, affordable and transformative,” Mr. Gore said in
remarks prepared for the conference. “It represents a challenge to all
Americans, in every walk of life — to our political leaders,
entrepreneurs, innovators, engineers, and to every citizen.”
Although Mr. Gore has made global warming and energy conservation his signature issues, winning a Nobel Prize
for his efforts, his speech on Thursday argued that the reasons for
renouncing fossil fuels go far beyond concern for the climate. Read rest...
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